Letter: Sticking up for my friend, Will Flanagan

I am writing this letter on behalf of my mayor, mentor, and friend, Will Flanagan. Since the mayor has taken office, the crime rate has dropped due to the increased police officers that were hired. Also, he has made it mandatory for all law enforcement officers of the city to carry Narcan to help save lives of overdose victims. He has had the parks cleaned up, and redone.

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The Herald News, Fall River, MA

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Posted Sep. 3, 2014 at 5:15 PM

Posted Sep. 3, 2014 at 5:15 PM

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I am writing this letter on behalf of my mayor, mentor, and friend, Will Flanagan. Since the mayor has taken office, the crime rate has dropped due to the increased police officers that were hired. Also, he has made it mandatory for all law enforcement officers of the city to carry Narcan to help save lives of overdose victims. He has had the parks cleaned up, and redone.

The waterfront is slowly coming together to better the city. The Cove restaurant has opened and seems to be a big hit. Many schools were built, the Block Island Ferry is now in the city. He has created jobs in the city. I would often hear parents complaining about how there isn’t much for kids to do in the city. He has heard your voices, and created the block party, soapbox derby for the younger crowds, the list goes on and on. Flanagan has done quite a bit for the city. The citizens of Fall River need to remember Newton’s Law, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Although he has done a lot to improve the city, there will be flaws. The city is not a Utopia. It’s a city that has struggled during a recession, but is slowly brushing itself off. Yes, Flanagan promised to remove certain things, and they’re still in place.

That doesn’t make him a liar, thats plain old politics. Some things are beyond his power. But if you take a minute to sit down and actually hear him out, you will understand that he has a big heart and will go out of his way to make sure you are satisfied. The citizens of Fall River need to come together to not recall the mayor, that is selfish and ungrateful.

They need to sign petitions to remove what they dislike that is going on in the city. If you don’t like PAYT, or other things for that matter, sign a petition for that. With this being said, I stand behind Flanagan. He has helped me and supported me and I am thankful for that. I was born and raised in Fall River, and the past 20 years the city has seen good and bad.

But for the past two terms, I have seen a tremendous turnaround. God Bless Flanagan, his family, and God Bless America.